Justin James vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Justin James
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 4.5 and 2.750 for Justin James. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin James and Zack Wheeler

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.48
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Justin James and Zack Wheeler

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin James and Zack Wheeler

Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA